As for the late-in-the-day publish, it's essentially a double strip and took a whole lot longer than I anticipated. Plus there was some considerable detail necessary for today's strip. Curly hair, the starry firmament, etc.

For those readers that haven't been paying attention - the Blockhams are posted on Tuesdays AND Thursdays. Only the Tuesday edition is posted in the diaries. For Thursday's edition you have to go to the Blockhams website.